Personal Info
Known For:
Writing
Birthday:
October 1, 1969
Place of Birth:
Dublin, Ireland
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Emma Donoghue
Biography
Emma Donoghue (born October 1969) is an Irish-Canadian playwright, literary historian, novelist, and screenwriter. Her 2010 novel Room was a finalist for the Booker Prize and an international best-seller. Donoghue's 1995 novel Hood won the Stonewall Book Award and Slammerkin (2000) won the Ferro-Grumley Award for Lesbian Fiction. She is a 2011 recipient of the Alex Awards. Room was adapted by Donoghue into a film of the same name. For this, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Making “Room” | Self |
| 2001 | Witness of Truth: The Railway Murders | Pamela Taylor |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self |